Indian Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone paradisi)

About the Indian Paradise Flycatcher
The Indian paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone paradisi) is a medium-sized passerine bird in the monarch flycatcher family, Monarchidae. As the global population is considered stable, it has been listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List since 2004. It is native to the Indian subcontinent, with resident and breeding populations in most of Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka, as well as parts of Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 53 recordings for this species: 23 CC BY-NC-ND · 22 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in India, Singapore, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Blyth's Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone affinisrecording
- Mascarene Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone bourbonnensisrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.